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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 58 2098 1889 141 131 102 10913

Manfred Frasch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Manfred Frasch between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Manfred Frasch published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1995. 2 of the 118 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1995. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1983 2025

118 publications in total across all disciplines

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Manfred Frasch: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 4
1988 4
1989 2
1990 2
1991 6
1992 1
1993 2
1994 0
1995 7
1996 2
1997 4
1998 3
1999 6
2000 6
2001 6
2002 6
2003 3
2004 2
2005 5
2006 3
2007 5
2008 1
2009 0
2010 5
2011 1
2012 3
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 3
2017 1
2018 0
2019 3
2020 0
2021 1
2022 6
2023 3
2024 1
2025 1
Total 118
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Manfred Frasch publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manfred Frasch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 97–106 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 102 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131 102
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Manfred Frasch D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Manfred Frasch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129 58
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

Manfred Frasch is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Insect Science, and Biomaterials.

Their recent research outputs include papers published between 2021 and 2024. Selected publications are:

  • "Screens in fly and beetle reveal vastly divergent gene sets required for developmental processes" (2022, BMC Biology)
  • "Longitudinal visceral muscles in Drosophila fully dedifferentiate and fragment prior to their reestablishment during metamorphosis" (2023, PubMed)
  • "From promoter motif to cardiac function: a single DPE motif affects transcription regulation and organ function in vivo" (2024, Development)
  • "Large portion of essential genes is missed by screening either fly or beetle indicating unexpected diversity of insect gene function" (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • "The RNF220 domain nuclear factor Teyrha-Meyrha (Tey) regulates the migration and differentiation of specific visceral and somatic muscles inDrosophila" (2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Dorothea Schultheis
  • Muhammad Salim Hakeemi
  • Salim Ansari
  • Matthias Teuscher
  • Matthias Weißkopf

The primary venues featuring their research are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Development
  • BMC Biology
  • PubMed
  • Journal of Cell Science

Research topics addressed by Manfred Frasch include:

  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Best Publications

  • tinman and bagpipe: two homeo box genes that determine cell fates in the dorsal mesoderm of Drosophila.

    N Azpiazu;M Frasch

  • Characterization and localization of the even-skipped protein of Drosophila.

    M. Frasch;T. Hoey;C. Rushlow;H. Doyle

  • Induction of visceral and cardiac mesoderm by ectodermal Dpp in the early Drosophila embryo

    Manfred Frasch

  • Early Signals in Cardiac Development

    Stéphane Zaffran;Manfred Frasch

  • The Drosophila insulin receptor homolog: a gene essential for embryonic development encodes two receptor isoforms with different signaling potential.

    R. Fernandez;D. Tabarini;N. Azpiazu;M. Frasch

  • Sequence similarity between the mammalian bmi-1 proto-oncogene and the Drosophila regulatory genes Psc and Su(z)2.

    Maarten van Lohuizen;Manfred Frasch;Manfred Frasch;Ellen Wientjens;Anton Berns

  • Complementary patterns of even-skipped and fushi tarazu expression involve their differential regulation by a common set of segmentation genes in Drosophila.

    M Frasch;M Levine

  • Smad proteins act in combination with synergistic and antagonistic regulators to target Dpp responses to the Drosophila mesoderm.

    Xiaolei Xu;Zhizhang Yin;John B. Hudson;Edwin L. Ferguson

  • A new Drosophila homeo box gene is expressed in mesodermal precursor cells of distinct muscles during embryogenesis.

    Cord Dohrmann;Natalia Azpiazu;Manfred Frasch

  • Segmentation and specification of the Drosophila mesoderm.

    Natalia Azpiazu;Peter A. Lawrence;Jean-Paul Vincent;Manfred Frasch

  • Evolutionary-conserved enhancers direct region-specific expression of the murine Hoxa-1 and Hoxa-2 loci in both mice and Drosophila.

    M. Frasch;Xiaowei Chen;T. Lufkin

  • Regulation of the twist target gene tinman by modular cis-regulatory elements during early mesoderm development

    Zhizhang Yin;Xiao Lei Xu;Manfred Frasch

  • Jelly belly protein activates the receptor tyrosine kinase Alk to specify visceral muscle pioneers

    Hsiu-Hsiang Lee;Audra Norris;Joseph B. Weiss;Manfred Frasch

  • A role for the COUP-TF-related gene seven-up in the diversification of cardioblast identities in the dorsal vessel of Drosophila.

    Patrick C.H Lo;Manfred Frasch

  • pyramus and thisbe: FGF genes that pattern the mesoderm of Drosophila embryos

    Angelike Stathopoulos;Bergin Tam;Matthew Ronshaugen;Manfred Frasch

  • Maternal regulation of zerknüllt: a homoeobox gene controlling differentiation of dorsal tissues in Drosophila

    Christine Rushlow;Manfred Frasch;Helen Doyle;Michael Steven Levine

  • biniou (FoxF), a central component in a regulatory network controlling visceral mesoderm development and midgut morphogenesis in Drosophila

    Stephane Zaffran;Axel Küchler;Hsiu-Hsiang Lee;Manfred Frasch

  • The role of the NK-homeobox gene slouch (S59) in somatic muscle patterning

    Stefan Knirr;Natalia Azpiazu;Manfred Frasch

  • Cloning of a gene encoding an antigen associated with the centrosome in Drosophila.

    W. G. F. Whitfield;S. E. Millar;H. Saumweber;M. Frasch

  • Evolutionary-conserved enhancers direct region-specific expression of the murine Hoxa-1 and Hoxa-2 l

    Manfred Frasch;X. Chen;Thomas Lufkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Levine
Michael S. Levine Princeton University
Thomas Lufkin
Thomas Lufkin Clarkson University
Rolf Bodmer
Rolf Bodmer Discovery Institute
Bruce M. Paterson
Bruce M. Paterson National Institutes of Health
David M. Glover
David M. Glover California Institute of Technology
Siegfried Roth
Siegfried Roth University of Cologne
Werner Risau
Werner Risau Max Planck Society
Mario Stanke
Mario Stanke University of Greifswald
Anton Berns
Anton Berns Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital

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